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Institute for Workplace Studies                   Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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16 East 34th Street, 4th floor                    Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
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Small Business Administration (SBA)

Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Policy Agenda
http://www.sba.gov/advo/conferences.html
or
Summary
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/conf_summary05.pdf

Part 1
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/proceedings_a05.pdf

for example:
Panel 3: SME Labor Challenges:
Workforce and Knowledge . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Labor Protection Regulations and Small Businesses, Adriana D. Kugler . . . . . . . .37
The Policy Implications of the Aging Workforce in Developed Countries,Jane M. Lommel . .  . . . . . .40
An Educational Policy for Teaching Entrepreneurship to Pre-University Students,Francis W. Rushing . .47

Part II
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/proceedings_b05.pdf

Part III
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/proceedings_c05.pdf

Proceedings from the June conference include, summaries of presentations, powerpoint presentations, and biographies of speakers.

Press Release [27 October 2005]
Conference Proceedings Examine The Effects Of International Entrepreneurship Policy On Small Business
Conference Co-Sponsored By The NFIB Research Foundation And The United States Association For Small Business Entrepreneurship
http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/05-48.html


WASHINGTON, D.C. - Public policy towards small business varies dramatically around the globe, yet the results of similar policies are consistent across economies. These findings are at the heart of Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Policy, issued today by the Office of Advocacy.

Releasing the report during a lecture at Cornell University, Advocacy Chief Economist Chad Moutray said, "Countries around the global are discovering how important small business is for their growth and long-term economic health. Their policies toward entrepreneurship differ, but the results of similar policies are consistent. Low taxes, low barriers to entry, and light regulation lead to economic growth and job creation."
The report compiles the proceedings of the Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Policy conference session of the International Council for Small Business annual meeting, held in June. The conference was co-sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation and the United States Association for Small Business Entrepreneurship.

Scholars from across the world addressed the conference on such topics as regulations as an impediment to entry in developing countries, the role of economic freedom and GDP, comparisons of the effects of banking deregulation on small business lending, and the policy implications of an aging workforce in developed countries.

The Office of Advocacy, the "small business watchdog" of the government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds research into small business issues.
For more information and a complete copy of the report, visit the Office of Advocacy website at < http://www.sba.gov/advo > www.sba.gov/advo.

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